Doffing and donning apparatus for textile machines



AW 1966 J. F. KING, JR. ETAL 3,

DOFFING AND DONNING APPARATUS FOR TEXTILE MACHINE Filed June 14, 1963 21 sheets sheet 1 \ZZQ. 1

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DOFFING AND DONNING APPARATUS FOR TEXTILE MACHINES Filed June 14, 1965 21 Sheets-Sheet 6 INVENTORS James F Km Jr. y Donald A.5L0om J. F. KING, JR.. ETAL 3,247,661

DOFFING AND DONNING APPARATUS FOR TEXTILE MACHINES Filed June 14, 1963 21 Sheets-Sheet 7 INVENTOR 8 mes Fk/h Jr DDVICLLCL ASL 0 h 3 VQJzM, ATTORNEYS BY l m} JLJ ' April 26, 1966 J. F. KING, JR, ETAL 3,247,651

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DOFFING AND DONNING APPARATUS FOR TEXTILE MACHINES 1 Filed June 14, 1963 21 Sheets-Sheet 9 INVENTORS James F KingJn Donald A SLocm BY W k p ATTORNEYS J. F. KING, JR.. ETAL 3,247,661

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6. APPARATUS FOR DOFFING FULL BOBBINS IN SUCCESSION FROM A ROW OF UPRIGHT SPINDLES ON A TEXTILE PROCESSING MACHINE COMPRISING A SUPPORTING STRUCTURE MOUNTABLE ON SAID TEXTILE MACHINE FOR MOVEMENT LONGITUDINALLY ALONG THE ROW OF SPINDLES, A DOFFER UNIT MOUNTED ON SAID SUPPORT STRUCTURE, SAID DOFFER UNIT INCLUDING DOFFING MEANS ENGAGEABLE WITH THE FULL BOBBINS FOR DRIVING THEM UPWARDLY FROM THEIR SEATS ON THE SPINDLES IN A SUCCESSIVE MANNER AS SAID DOFFING MEANS COMES ADJACENT EACH SPINDLE, A HOOD LOCATED ABOVE THE ROW OF SPINDLES FOR RECEIVING EACH BOBBIN AS IT IS DOFFED, A TRANSFER CHUTE FOR RECEIVING THE BOBBINS FROM SAID HOOD AND TRANSFERRING THEM TO A LOWER LEVEL, A LOADER CONVEYOR OF THE ENDLESS TYPE, SAID CONVEYOR BEING PIVOTALLY MOUNTED AT ONE END THEREOF ON SAID SUPPORT STRUCTURE, MEANS FOR TRANSFERRING BOBBINS FROM THE LOWER DISCHARGE END OF SAID TRANSFER CHUTE ONTO SAID LOADER CONVEYOR AT THE PIVOTALLY MOUNTED END THEREOF, AND A BOBBIN BOX INTO WHICH SAID LOADER CONVEYOR EXTENDS FOR RECEIVING THE BOBBINS AS THEY ARE DISCHARGED FROM SAID LOADER CONVEYING IN AN ORIENTED MANNER.
 22. APPARATUS FOR DONNING EMPTY BOBBINS IN SUCCESSION ONTO A ROW OF UPRIGHT SPINDLES ON A TEXTILE PROCESSING MACHINE COMPRISING A SUPPORT STRUCTURE MOUNTABLE ON SAID TEXTILE MACHINE FOR MOVEMENT LONGITUDINALLY ALONG THE ROW OF SPINDLES, A DONNER UNIT ON SAID SUPPORT STRUCTURE INCLUDING A PIVOTALLY MOUNTED DONNER HEAD FROM WHEN EMPTY BOBBINS ARE DONNED ONTO THE SPINDLES, SAID DONNER HEAD INCLUDING AN INCLINED CAM PLATE ENGAGEABLE BY THE TOP END OF THE SPINDLE TO ROCK SAID HEAD UPWARDLY AS THE HEAD MOVES TOWARDS THE SPINDLE TO ENABLE THE BUTT END OF A BOBBIN HELD BY SAID HEAD TO DESCEND OVER THE TOP OF THE SPINDLE AS SAID CAM PLATE LEAVES THE SPINDLE AND SAID DONNER HEAD LOWERS, AND GUIDE MEANS POSITIONED AT THE BOTTOM DISCHARGE SIDE OF SAID DONNER HEAD ENGAGEABLE WITH EACH BOBBIN AS IT LEAVES SAID DONNER HEAD FOR MAINTAINING THE BOBBIN IN A SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICAL ATTITUDE AND GUIDING THE SAME DOWNWARDLY UPON THE SPINDLE. 